(Hours 3b,c) Sid GlassnerWe were joined by Sid Glassner, Senior Fellow with the New England Society for the Study of Education, for Is Our Children Learning.  He and Rich talked about the release of the Smarter Balanced Assessment scores.  They shared about Commissioner Virginia Barry and the feedback that the assessment has been receiving.

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(Hour 3c) Rich and Sid discussed the difficulty in getting the Smarter Balanced Assessment scores to the parents.  They discussed the expenses, which went deeper than just the financial expense.  “This is just so awful.  It has to stop.” Rich shared with us.  Tune in to hear more about it.

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